Studies question effectiveness of sex offender laws
Two studies in the latest issue of the Journal of Law and Economics cast doubt on whether sex offender registry and notification laws actually work as intended.
Social Sciences
Aug 30, 2011
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Are sex offender registries reinforcing inequality?
Public sex offender registries are at the forefront of what I've described in my research as a "war on sex."
Social Sciences
Aug 9, 2017
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Mathematical model can help communities better evaluate sex offender policies
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new mathematical model developed by Indiana University Bloomington and Arizona State University geographers could help communities that are in the midst of passing or reforming sex offender laws. The researchers ...
Social Sciences
Mar 12, 2010
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Algorithm tool works to silence online chatroom sex predators
An algorithm tool developed by Purdue Polytechnic Institute faculty will help law enforcement filter out and focus on sex offenders most likely to set up face-to-face meetings with child victims.
Software
Apr 18, 2018
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Study casts doubt on sex offender notification laws
(PhysOrg.com) -- While evidence suggests that requiring convicted sex offenders to register with the police reduces the chances they'll re-offend, a recent paper co-authored by a University of Michigan law professor shows ...
Economics & Business
Oct 5, 2011
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Sex-offender registries in five states inflate counts by 43 percent
Do an online search for sex offenders living in your neighborhood and you may be alarmed by how many you find. But a new study of sex-offender registries in five states shows that they overestimate the number of offenders ...
Social Sciences
Apr 2, 2012
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Sexual assaults less likely in neighborhoods where registered sex offenders live
Reported sex offenses were lower in neighborhoods where more registered sex offenders live—a finding that runs counter to public perception about residential safety.
Social Sciences
Jun 23, 2015
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Does a man's social class have anything to do with the likelihood he'll commit sexual assault?
Defending his reputation against Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's allegations of sexual assault, Judge Brett Kavanaugh worked hard, and angrily, to present himself as a respectable man in his statement to the Senate Judiciary ...
Social Sciences
Oct 4, 2018
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Study compares youth detained for sex trafficking with more serious offenders
Every year in the United States, about 1.7 million youth run away from home, which places them at risk for sex trafficking and prostitution. Sadly, most youth tend to fall victim to sex trafficking between the ages of 12 ...
Social Sciences
Aug 8, 2023
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Supreme Court skeptical of sex offender social media ban (Update)
With a nod to the importance of social media in American life, the Supreme Court signaled Monday it could strike down a North Carolina law that bars convicted sex offenders from Facebook, Twitter and other popular sites.
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Feb 27, 2017
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